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Never fire a warning shot. It is a waste of ammunition.
Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter S. Thompson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1937
Born: July 18
Died: 2005
Died: February 20
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hunter Stockton Thompson
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Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning.
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